Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in______________?
Correct answer: D. the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
- A. the Anglo-Saxon Conquest beginning in the 1450s.
- B. the Norman Conquest of 1066.
- C. the Peasant Uprising of 1381.
- D. the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
Explanation
The Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII in the 1530s led to the destruction, dispersal, or neglect of many manuscripts held in religious houses. The Norman Conquest and the Peasants’ Revolt do not account for this large-scale loss of medieval books.
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